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Understanding Peace Research [[electronic resource] ] : Methods and Challenges



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Autore: Hoglund Kristine Visualizza persona
Titolo: Understanding Peace Research [[electronic resource] ] : Methods and Challenges Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (241 p.)
Disciplina: 303.6/6072
303.66072
Soggetto topico: Conflict management - Research
Conflict management - Research - Methodology
Conflict management --Research --Methodology
Conflict management --Research
Peace - Research
Peace - Research - Methodology
Peace --Research --Methodology
Peace --Research
Law, Politics & Government
International Relations
Altri autori: ObergMagnus  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: Cover; Understanding Peace Research: Methods and challenges; Copyright; Contents; Boxes, figures and tables; About the contributors; Acknowledgements; Part I: Introduction; 1. Doing Empirical Peace Research; 2. The Origins of Contemporary: Peace Research; Part II: Evaluating Information; 3. Peace Research and Source Criticism?; 4. Gathering Conflict Information Using News Resources; 5. News Reports versus Written Narratives; Part III: The Practice of Information Gathering; 6. Systematic Data Collection; 7. Comparative Field Research in War-torn Societies; 8. In-depth Interviewing
9. Focus Groups10. Survey Research in Conflict and Post-conflict Societies; Part IV: Conclusions; 11. Improving Information Gathering and Evaluation; Bibliography; Index
Sommario/riassunto: This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of different methods and sources of information-gathering for peace and conflict students and researchers, as well as the challenges presented by such work. Research on conflict-ridden societies carries special challenges for the collection and evaluation of information about the conflict and its actors. First, due to the nature of information emerging, incentives to misrepresent and propaganda is common. News coverage is sometimes poor and reporting is often incomplete, selective and biased. Second, the sensitivity of the topic and the
Titolo autorizzato: Understanding Peace Research  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-203-82855-0
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910815863903321
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